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    Canon MF 8180C doesn't print color

    Hi to everyone!


    This machine works perfectly in B/W mode, while in color mode prints only blank paper.
    Malfunction happens both printing from PC and copying.

    Note: Toner cartridges and drum are new.

    Some ideas?

    It's my first inquire here.
    I'm italian... sorry for my bad english.
    Many thanks
    Kind Regards

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    Canon MF 8180C doesn't print color

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    Re: Canon MF 8180C doesn't print color

    To avoid wrong user settings print service test print.

    To Print out Engine Test Prints



    - When the machine is in a standby state, press [COLOR START KEY] onthe control panel to generate a color print.
    - Open the machine's manual feed tray, and press the test print switch found on the front left to generate a single test pattern.


    Zajeta slika.jpg

    Find out if the color is on the drum.
    I do not think there will be colors. If you are a tech (I believe not ) you can check clutches and solenoids.
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    Re: Canon MF 8180C doesn't print color

    Quote Originally Posted by zoraldinho View Post
    To avoid wrong user settings print service test print.

    To Print out Engine Test Prints



    - When the machine is in a standby state, press [COLOR START KEY] onthe control panel to generate a color print.
    - Open the machine's manual feed tray, and press the test print switch found on the front left to generate a single test pattern.


    Zajeta slika.jpg

    Find out if the color is on the drum.
    I do not think there will be colors. If you are a tech (I believe not ) you can check clutches and solenoids.

    zoraldinho,
    Thanks very much for your quick response.

    Result from service test print is always a blank paper.
    No one of the 4 columns of the test pattern is printed.
    There isn't any color on the drum: no C, no M, no Y and no Black.

    I try to explain better the problem:
    If I make a copy of a color page by pressing the color button, the result is a blank paper, while if I make a copy of the same color page by pressing the B/W button, the result is a perfect gray-scale copy; the printer has the same behaviour when I launch a color print from PC: if I choose to print in color, the result is a blank paper, while if I choose to print in B/W, it prints correctly in gray-scale.

    I'm not a tech, but I don't think it's a problem of clutches or solenoids, because the Developing rotary motor and the Toner cartridge motor seem to work normally; do you think they could be desynchronized?

    Any other idea?

    Many thanks.
    Bye

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